Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance to study
the utility of transferring licensing authority of private
investigative and security services from the Secretary of
State to the Division of Criminal Justice Services.

Whereas, The Secretary of State currently has licensing
authority over private investigative and security services in West
Virginia; and
Whereas, Private investigative and security services in West
Virginia are inherently intertwined with our state's criminal
justice system; and
Whereas, In many states, private investigative and security
services are licensed and regulated by an agency which has
administrative authority over some aspect of that state's criminal
justice system; and
Whereas, A similarly situated agency in this state with
expertise in the field of criminal justice would be a more
appropriate venue to license and regulate private investigative and
security services in our state; therefore, be itResolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Joint Committee on Government and Finance is hereby requested to study the utility of transferring licensing authority
of private investigative and security services from the Secretary
of State to the Division of Criminal Justice Services; and, be itFurther Resolved, That this study shall utilize Committee
Substitute for H.B. 4141, 2010 Regular Session, as a potential
model for effectuating the transfer of licensing authority of
private investigative and security services from the Secretary of
State to the Division of Criminal Justice Services; and, be itFurther Resolved, That the Joint Committee on Government and
Finance report to the regular session of the Legislature in, 2011,
on its findings, conclusions and recommendations, together with
drafts of any legislation necessary to effectuate its
recommendations; and, be itFurther Resolved, That expenses necessary to conduct this
study, to prepare a report and to draft necessary legislation be
paid from legislative appropriations to the Joint Committee on
Government and Finance.